Crackdown 2 Features Thousands Of On-Screen Enemies

Ruffian has revealed that Crackdown 2 will be capable of housing "thousands of enemies on screen" and that the online multiplayer with 16 players will be "insane".

We can imagine.

Last month Microsoft confirmed a July 9th release date and more details are expected at this year’s E3 in June. Executive producer Peter Connelly commented:

"During the day you've got to battle against The Cell, which is the remnants of the gangs and civilians who have joined together against The Agency. So you've got quite a formidable set of adversaries with thousands of characters on screen for you to mow over or eradicate which ever way you see fit."

Speaking in a video interview with GameTrailers, he added:

"You've a bigger uber-mission and more of a focus in terms of the mission structure... We like to think of Crackdown 2 as very much a toy box for people to experience and play with. And we've given them more toys to use in that toy box this time round.

"We've also greatly enhanced it with four player co-op, so that's twice the trouble and twice the fun that we had last time. Then we've got the 16-player multiplayer... which is insanity, chaos and great fun."

The game has been set for a US release on 6th July, Australia and New Zealand for the 8th and the 9th in Europe.